PATTERNS OF CHRIST IN THE PERSON OF JOB
A Reception STUDY of the Book of Job
G. K. Chesterton
Job [was] tormented not because he was the worst of men, but because he was the best. ...
I need not say that in the freest and most philosophical sense there is one Old Testament figure who is truly a type; or say what is prefigured in the wounds of Job.
Typological Readings (in General) in Job
Eagle on the high mountain is a type of Christ
Defeat of Leviathan prefigures Christ’s defeat of evil
Job is a type of God’s punishment
Job is a type of Christian
MY INTEREST: Job is a type of Christ...
Timeline of Interpretation
Jewish Controversy (1-2C)
Pelagian Controversy (415-420)
Justification Controversy (ca. 1517)
Contemporary Typologies
Contemporary Typologies
Process Theology - Jürgen Moltmann
Local Theology - René Girard
Theological Theology - Karl Barth
Job is a type of christ
Second Adam
Junius Bassus Sarcophagus
Junius Bassus Sarcophagus
Job is a type of christ
Second Adam / Enduring Temptation
Priest (also actually King and Prophet)
(Innocent) Sufferer / Passion
The Real Question
Is this a legitimate reading of Job?